NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2015 - (Page 40)

News From Global Partners in Care India Partner Visits the U.S. Staff from Narikeldaha Prayas Make Their First Trip to Visit U.S. Partner Despite being thousands of miles apart, Narikeldaha Prayas of West Bengal, and Hospice of Kankakee Caption- Pictured at the "A Night Valley(HKV) located at the Taj Mahal" event is Diane Hill in Illinois, share a Taylor, Aditya Manna, Dr. Shyamal Sarkar, and Rachel Zajicek. common mission and deal with similar challenges. In October, Dr. Shyamal Sarkar and Aditya Manna traveled from India to visit HKV to learn more about HKV's operation and share their own information. The two organizations quickly learned that they are working towards the same goal-provide compassionate, comfort care at the end-of-life. "The need is the same, the culture and the environment is different (but) the medicine is more or less the same," says Dr. Sarkar. The two organizations developed a partnership through Global Partners in Care in 2014 and have been communicating through email at least twice a month. The October trip was the first in-person meeting. Read more.... New Partnership Announced! Global Partners in Care is pleased to announce a new partnership between Hospice of the North Coast of Carlsbad, California and Nkhoma Hospital of Nkhoma, Malawi. The U.S. partner will work with their international partner to expand access to palliative care. Read more... "A Night at the Taj Mahal" Event Raises Funds for Global Partners in Care The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's 16th Clinical Team Conference was held in mid-October in Grapevine, Texas. One of the highlights of the conference was the event "A Night at the Taj Mahal"- a fundraiser for Global Partners in Care. Festive decorations, traditional Indian dance, assorted activities, and plenty of celebration contributed to a great evening and successful event. Throughout the night, attendees had the opportunity to browse the silent auction and learn more about the Global Partners in Care and the African Palliative Care Association's palliative care education scholarships (for nurses and social workers in Africa) that was promoted throughout the conference. Funds raised benefited Global Partners in Care and the scholarship program. Read more... Pay It Forward! Support a Nurse or Social Worker to Receive a Palliative Care Education Scholarship in Africa Please Donate. Help Your Professional Colleagues where the need is great and the resources are few. To learn more, visit GlobalPartnersInCare.org/ scholarships. Learn more at www.globalpartnersincare.org. 40 NHPCO NewsLine | Winter 2015 http://www.globalpartnersincare.org/sites/default/files/public/gpc/Quarterly/GPC_Quarterly_Winter_2015.pdf http://www.globalpartnersincare.org/sites/default/files/public/gpc/Quarterly/GPC_Quarterly_Winter_2015.pdf http://www.globalpartnersincare.org/education-0/scholarships http://www.globalpartnersincare.org/sites/default/files/public/gpc/Quarterly/GPC_Quarterly_Winter_2015.pdf http://www.globalpartnersincare.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2015

Issue Table of Contents
Management and Leadership Conference 2016 (display ad)
A Message From Don
Hospice Care in America: A Look at the Past Six Years
Hospice State Profiles (display ad)
ACHC Accreditation in your Field (display ad)
Simione Healthy Business Solutions (display ad)
Hospice Medical Director Certification
NHPCO Marketplace (display ad)
Helping You with Your Professional Development
Consolo Software for Hospice (display ad)
NHPCO 2016 Webinars (display ad)
We Honor Veterans 5th Anniversary
NHPCO Leadership through Comment Letters
Learning Collaborative to Relieve Caregiver Fatigue
ICU Toolkit form AHA
Volunteers Honored at CTC
Notes from NHPCO
2015 Creative Arts Contest
Member News
Life & Death Matters CE for Nursing Assistants (display ad)
Thanks to CTC 2015 Supporters
News From National Hospice Foundation
More from Moments of Life
Moments of Life T-shirt (display ad)
News From Global Partners in Care
Pay It Forward, GPIC (display ad)
NHPCO Career Center (display ad)
Links to Helpful Resources

NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2015